Paul Scholes has proven himself something of a visionary on Manchester United of late. His underwhelmed reaction to the United Champions League win over Atalanta last month, and subsequent warning about the upcoming Liverpool game — greeted by jeers from some over-optimistic supporters — proved prophetic.
Scholes was worried United could 'concede three or four' in the first half against Liverpool if they replicated their performance to beat Atalanta 3-2.
They ended up conceding four in a shambolic defensive display. He was bang on the money. The former United midfielder, whose reputation precedes him as a pundit with a penchant for ultra-realism, was similarly unimpressed with the performance in the reverse game against Atalanta (the
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